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Poslechněte si podcast: Prague Talk: Pet insurance exec Derek Cummins: I have to speak Czech to my shelter dog
Derek Cummins is the co-founder of PetExpert, a pet insurance company that has helped foster major growth in that field in this country in recent years. When I spoke to the Irish-born businessman, the conversation took in pet owners’ biggest fears, how the status of canines has been changing in the dog-mad Czechia in recent years and much more.
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Czechia in 30 minutes: Jan Hus in Konstanz: where conscience was put on trial
In this weekend edition Czechia in 30 minutes, we visit the town of Konstanz, where Jan Hus was tried and executed in 1415. A small museum now stands in the house where he may—or may not—have stayed. Whether fact or legend, the site continues to preserve the story of a man who chose death over denying his conscience.
Czechia in 30 minutes: Terezin drawings as UNESCO heritage, Czech cyclist in Tour de France, Prague Planetarium
Collection of children’s drawings from Terezin ghetto added to UNESCO Memory of the World register, Pavel Bittner to compete in Tour de France, visit to Prague Planetarium
Czechia in 30 minutes: Heatwave, Para Athletics Grand Prix, moose on the loose, Kunratický les
How well is Prague prepared for heatwaves, Olomouc hosting Para Athletics Grand Prix, moose on the loose in Czechia , Off the Beaten track -Kunratický les
Czechia in 30 minutes: Herman Geist obit, Author's Reading Month, Prague Zoo
World War II hero Herman Geist dies at the age of 100, annual Author’s Reading Month focuses on voices from exile, Prague Zoo
Czechia in 30 minutes: WWII hero Herman Geist dies at 100, Authors’ Reading Month kicks off, Prague Zoo
We were liberators”: WWII hero Herman Geist dies at 100, Annual Authors’ Reading Month focuses on voices from exile, From Przewalski's horse to Edwards's pheasant: Prague Zoo at the cutting edge of wildlife protection
Czechia in 30 minutes: Hrůša becomes chief conductor of Czech Philharmonic, Noah Breuer's Krumlov exhibition, Derek Cummins
News; Jakub Hrůša has been announced as the new chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic; US artist Noah Breuer honours his family legacy at an exhibition in the synagogue in Český Krumlov; Interview with Derek Cummins, a businessman who has helped develop the pet insurance business in Czechia.
Czechia in 30 minutes: Wimbledon and the Czechs, Czech old-timers go to Japan, luxury T3 tram, opera singer Adam Plachetka
News; Wimbledon and the Czechs: a love story that keeps growing; From Prague to Japan by car: seven Czech old-timers are en route to Osaka EXPO 2025; Iconic T3 Coupe sightseeing tram, equipped with a bar, making the rounds in Prague; Our interview with opera singer Adam Plachetka on 10 years at the Met.
Czechia in 30 minutes: Staying Czech in a divided America: the story of Adam Holomoucký
Adam Holomoucký left Czechia to study on a sports scholarship at a university in North Carolina. Now, as a fresh graduate, he’s looking west — to Colorado or Texas — not just for work, but to experience America’s cultural diversity. In this weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, he shares why, despite the country’s divisions, he still believes in the American dream — and why he’s proud to stay Czech while building a future far from home.
Czechia in 30 minutes: Milada Horáková anniversary, Pastrňák picks 8th Czech MVP award, Architecture for Export
Woman of courage Milada Horáková: “Her execution was meant to intimidate the nation”, NHL superstar David Pastrňák picks up 8th Czech MVP award, Architecture for Export: Brutalism, diplomacy, and the global legacy of Czechoslovak embassies